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DB transfer activity has fallen for the third consecutive month, hitting its lowest rate since the index was established in 2018, according to XPS Group’s Transfer Activity Index. There was an annualised...

The adviser shortlists have been revealed from a record number of entries for the Corporate Adviser Awards 2025, accelerating the countdown to the big night of the year for the workplace benefits...

Aviva has paid out more than £559 million to over 9,300 claimants across all group protection policies. The data includes claims by customers with former AIG Life policies following the completion of...

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched its new five year strategy which reinforces its commitment to both support the UK economy and encourage investors to take more risk with their money. Both...

One in 10 divorcees, equivalent to over 815,000, have forgotten to remove their former spouse as the beneficiary of their life insurance policy, according to research from Legal & General (L&G). According...

Howden is to buy Barnett Waddingham for an undisclosed sum creating on the largest pensions and employee benefits consultancies in the UK. Howden says this acquisition will add high quality pension advice...

With more employees delaying retirement, employers are facing a health and wellbeing challenge. Designing a strategy that supports everyone requires careful research and regular reviews.  The latest figures from the Office for...

First Actuarial will open a new office in Birmingham next month — its seventh in the UK, amid ongoing demand for its pensions and employee benefits services.  The Birmingham office will be headed...

L&G has appointed Paula Llewellyn to be the newly-created role of CEO, DC & workplace savings. Llewellyn is currently chief customer and strategy officer, retail at L&G and has previously been managing director...

Roll back a few years and defined benefit (DB) pension schemes were focused on bridging a deficit on technical provisions or moving towards self sufficiency. Surplus probably didn’t enter into the thinking...